ROME -- Two firefighters have died falling from a cliff whilst trying to save a family from a house which had caught fire in Nova Siri, officials from the region of Basilicata have said.
Giuseppe Lasalata and Antonio Martino, both 45, had been trying to reach an inhabited house in Contrada Cozzuolo in Nova Siri, which was surrounded by burning vegetation. The firefighters, who had arrived from Policoro, fell from a cliff and were then engulfed in flames. The two bodies have now been recovered.
ROME -- Rome’s taxi sector is undergoing a mini-revolution: with one thousand more licences set to be issued, increased fares, and pushback from the drivers, Rome’s city council have said.
Currently, there are 7,800 licenses which allow taxi drivers to work on the streets of Rome, however, the next step by Rome’s unpopular mayor, Roberto Gualtieri, will be to increase the number of NCCs (car rentals with a driver) by 2000. Since 1993, no new NCC licenses have been issued.
ROME -- Searches continue in Sardinia after British tourist, Michael Frison, disappeared on Saturday near Luogosanto in Valdicorru.
PAESTUM -- By 8 o' clock in the morning, customers's cars are already heading down the narrow road lined with towering cypresses to take their place in the queue at the door of the dairy at the Vannulo Buffalo Mozzarella Farm, Capaccio, near Paestum in Cilento (Campania).
By 10, the day's supply of fresh mozzarella cheese is finished. Struggling to keep pace with demand, the company has had to limit over the counter sales to 5 kgs per person per day.
ROME -- The granddaughter of a nazi colonel who was responsible for the San Paolo massacre, which saw 65 partisans killed in 1944 has travelled to Italy to “understand” and apologise for what took place.
Il Borro, Tuscany – Il Borro Toscana, the esteemed estate of Ferruccio Ferragamo family, proudly announces the acquisition of the Pinino Winery, located in the historical and renowned winemaking region of Montalcino, in the heart of Tuscany. This initiative allows Il Borro Wines to further expand its offering of high-quality wines, reinforcing its leadership in the premium wine sector.
ROME – The World Food Programme said Friday it "inadvertently" shared the payslip information of as many as 126 employees working at WFP headquarters -- including information about the sky high salaries of several well-heeled senior executives -- by email with them in the latest in a series of data breaches at the UN agency in recent years.
ROME -- Public transport workers are set to strike on Thursday 18 July in Rome as part of a national strike, Roma Capitale have said.
Services will be disrupted between 8:30 AM and 12:30 PM, impacting operations by Atac, RomaTpl, and ATI Autoservizi Troiani/Sap. Additionally, workers affiliated with unions Filt-Cgil, Fit-Cisl, Uiltrasporti, Ugl Fna, and Faisa Cisal will participate in the strike during this period.
